aka thresh. gamer. founder. investor. esports hall of fame.
SF Bay Area
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The video is 🔥. Thanks for the kind words @TheGreatReview_ !
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Blast from the past! Digging through my old stuff and found this plaque I won playing in the very first #esports tournament in 1995.
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I’m honored and eternally grateful to have received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Esports Awards and humbled that the small role I played in the growth of esports will be remembered. Thank you @esportsawards for putting on such an epic show!
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FWIW, I can confirm @elonmusk played a lot of Quake so it’s legit. We played on the same kitty1.stanford.edu servers often.
I believe your handle was Zip2, right @elonmusk? Our mutual friend @BrandenSpikes might be the good player he was referring to
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Pretty cool to be mentioned on @joerogan yesterday. Thanks for remembering the OGs :D piped.video/watch?v=udlMSe5-…
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Quake remastered! Let’s goooo! Who wants to play?!
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Thrilled to share that @ggwp_ai is now helping iconic companies like Dreamhaven, Unity, thatgamecompany, Fatshark, and dozens of others, protect and nurture their player experiences.
venturebeat.com/games/ggwp-p…
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Excited to share soon what we've been working on at @Forge.
Time to introduce the entrepreneurs and visionaries behind Forge: our founders.
Together, @Thresh, @kunoag, and @DrGeorgeNg bring decades of experience founding successful startups across gaming, nerd culture, and technology.
Let’s dive in, shall we? 🧵
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Thanks to my friend @FATAL1TY for the awesome headphones. Let's break them in tonight on @PlayOverwatch
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One of the best games ever made.
Quake 2 - one of the best games I made has been remastered and selling through one of our sister companies. Limited Run Games does the coolest special editions. #Quake2
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I had the same experience a couple years ago after re-installing Quake. Felt like I was coming home.
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On this week's @FPOrigins, @TSMReginald joins me & @djWHEAT for a chat about his & @TSM's origin stories. Also, @TSMReginald is a god tier (but good-natured) troll in Valorant. ;-)
Listen or watch here:
piped.video/KOweHaIg1SA
open.spotify.com/show/5tjzgR…
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This is so cool! futurism.com/viktor-toth-doo…
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Wasn’t the first eSports trophy but certainly the most memorable :)
This Ferrari was the first ever won esports trophy!
Co-creator of @Quake John Carmack gave it to the winner of the 1997 'Red Annihilation' tournament. #FlashbackFriday
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End of an era. @E3 will always hold a special place in my heart as it was where the finals were held when I won @ID_AA_Carmack's Ferrari in a Quake tournament in 1997. GGWP @E3.
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We’re incredibly honored to have been selected as one of the Game Changers top startups by @lightspeedvp, @GamesBeat, and their panel of judges.
It was also thrilling to see the @ggwp_ai logo featured on the Nasdaq screen in Times Square today!
📷 What an exhilarating moment! 📷
Seeing GGWP featured on the iconic @Nasdaq screen in Times Square along with the other 2024 Game Changer award winners selected by @Lightspeed and @GamesBeat is beyond words.
#GGWP #GameChangers2024 #TimesSquareTakeover
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Doing an AMA on Reddit right now! Fire away!🙂
teddit.net/r/gamedev/comment…
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Huge milestone for us @ggwp_ai today! We could not be more excited to start sharing our advanced moderation tools with more game developers. Hit me up if you want to learn more.
We are thrilled to announce that GGWP's best-in-class AI powered moderation tools are now available to game developers of all sizes, indie to triple AAA—for free 👀
Read our CEO @Thresh's vision for why we're going free today: ggwp.com/blog/democratizing-…
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Finally reached 10k trophies in #brawlstars! Should I come out of retirement? 😂 @BrawlStars
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Someone make a game out of this please
The #UE5 CitySample told me that it wants to turn into a #Superman game when it grows up...
#IndieGameDev #gamedev #games
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It’s so rewarding to hear our customers like @OmedaStudios share details about the positive impact @ggwp_ai has had on their game communities. 🙏🏻 And super hyped about @PredecessorGame which is launching soon on @PlayStation!
🎉Big shoutout to @OmedaStudios in our latest feature on @GamesBeat! Read about how our partnership is creating staggering (>50%) reductions in toxic behavior🌟for Predecessor at tinyurl.com/ggwp-omeda
#positiveplay #ggwp
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Thrilled to be launching the @Forge platform with @kunoag @drgeorgeng @FishStix and with support from our friends @BitkraftVC @makersfundvc @animocabrands! 👾🤑
Huge news… Forge is officially LIVE! 🚨
Get ready to embark on a gaming journey like no other and Forge your legacy.
Sign up today at forge.gg to build your gaming profile and start earning rewards from your achievements. 🔥
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Hahah to be fair, I encountered a lot of peeps who thought they were “one of the best” bc they used to dominate their friends at work or at their dorm. Then we’d play and I’d end up winning 80 - -5. 😂. Quake was an unforgiving game
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I'm thrilled to be joining the kickass team at @BitkraftVC as a venture partner. LFG @Fwiz!
We are elated to be adding such remarkable talent to the team in the form of new venture partners @Thresh and @Fwiz. Their expertise will serve to advance BITKRAFT's ideas, founders and companies. Please join us in welcoming them!
venturebeat.com/2022/05/04/d…
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Brilliant
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FWIW I started my first company in 1996 and was running it throughout my esports career. I retired from competition because I was beyond stressed as a 22 year old CEO who was struggling to find time to practice while running a 100+ person startup.
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Proud to be an investor and excited to see the "re-imagined for web3" products coming out of @superlayerio! Congrats @KevinChou and team!
We’re excited to introduce ourselves — SuperLayer — a #crypto venture studio focused on building the future of the internet & #web3 via tokenized products and apps!
Led by $RLY Network & @Rally_IO co-founders @KevinChou & Mahesh Vellanki @mvellank
bit.ly/3pKjnRk
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Yes please!!!
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On the eve of VALORANT's launch, we chat with @slimborama, former VP R&D/Producer at @riotgames who founded @PlayVALORANT ~7 years ago, to talk about the game's origins and their journey to bring the game to life. Listen here or your favorite podcast app: bit.ly/fpo-ep2
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Thrilled with how the first month has gone for @Forge! And we’re just getting started. 🔥
It’s officially been one month since we launched Forge, and the community response has been incredible.
Today, we're excited to share our metrics and milestones!
📈 200,000+ users, from
🌏 182 countries, completing
😱 2+ million quests!
Read more 👇 medium.com/forge-gg/forge-mo…
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Legend. Enjoy your time off and leveling up your new character in the fatherhood mmorpg.
In October 2006 we started working on live video for the internet. That became Twitch. More than 16 years later, I'm now a father and ready to move to my next phase of life. I wrote a blog post, but the short version is: thank you so much to everyone who built this with me.
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I've known @djWHEAT for over 20 years and have always admired him for his genuinely infectious passion for esports and storytelling and the path he blazed for game commentary. I can't imagine doing this with anyone else.
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My @Razer Blade battery completely died w/in 9 months. Now my Blackwidow's S key barely works after 1 month. Disappointed. @minliangtan
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It was great to hang out in person!
I had the honor of being invited to the 2022 Esports Business Summit to present Dennis "@thresh" Fong, the world's first pro gamer, with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to #esports. Interviewing Dennis for @FPSDOC was a thrill, as was sharing a stage with him.
ALT Taking the stage to give my speech introducing Dennis "Thresh" Fong to the crowd at the Tempest Awards dinner, hosted by the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas.
ALT Striking a pose Dennis "Thresh" Fong after presenting him with his award at the Tempest Awards dinner, hosted by the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas.
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Great article on the NY Times about the new game studio
nytimes.com/2016/09/12/techn…
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I was interviewed for this Nat Geo episode too. Should be a fun one! 🤓😎
Check out the new Nat Geo series about the 90’s. I was interviewed for episode ‘Teenage Dreams’ (small part) airing August 8th. Watch the entire series on Disney+ after August 30th #natgeo #DisneyPlus
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Amazing progress, Gabby! You should be proud of what you've built and in particular, the economic opportunity you've unlocked for so many
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John's been thinking about this for ~20 years. See his Mar 3 '99 blog entry: github.com/ESWAT/john-carmac…
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You can’t truly understand who someone is today without knowing where they came from and the path they've traveled. Really looking forward to sharing some of these stories from our guests with you on First Person Origins! (@FPOrigins)
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Founders helping founders is the best kind of support you can have as a builder. Thrilled to be a part of this and congrats on the incredible ecosystem you've built @lmrankhan!
1) 📢 Announcing Alliance DAO 📢
DeFi Alliance and hundreds of other top builders are coming together to form Alliance, the world's first digital startup nation, to accelerate the best Web3 startups.
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100% agree. And we're going to see several successful crypto-native Supercells long before many of the AAA publishers fully embrace the space. I wouldn't be surprised if we hear about AAA publishers launching creator tokens for their own platforms as a first step.
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Was fun to hang out and chat. 🙏 Thanks for having me on the show @justinkan!
Huge thank you to Dennis Fong (aka @thresh) for coming onto Secret Stash this week!
Dennis has had an insane career, from being the first pro gamer to a 5-time CEO.
Definitely worth a listen 👉 piped.video/watch?v=-QCHXT3U…
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Thanks guys, really enjoyed the profile! :)
Check out our massive profile on @thresh, entrepeneur and former "Michael Jordan of gaming".
1337mag.com/5577-thresh-how-…
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Excited to be hosting a roundtable on building healthier gaming communities and fighting toxicity at #DICEReykjavik! @Official_AIAS @ggwp_ai
We're excited to reveal our next round of roundtable leaders for #DICEReykjavík!
Join us and our leaders Sept. 25-27 for what is often described as a conference favorite for the unique discourse and access to your industry peers.
Learn more: diceeurope.org/dice_speakers…
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The OG shout caster and streamer. Legend. Looking forward to hear about what’s next @djWHEAT
Tomorrow is officially my last day at Twitch. I can't think of a better way to celebrate 10+ years than to stream. Friday @ 9AM ET I'll be talking about my journey at Twitch, things I'll miss (and things I won't miss!), what's next, and some special guests to go down memory lane.
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Plays.tv rated best and "by far" the easiest to use :)
The best PC game video capture software: 5 top recording tools compared pcworld.com/article/3040695/… by @ianpaul
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Looking forward to this!
#GBSummit Next Session Preview: Discover the impact of #AI on #gaming as @inworldai's John Gaeta, @_ArtIsAVerb of @PrometheanAI, GGWP's @thresh, and moderator @davidreitman from @Accenture discuss the future of the market live on October 25: bit.ly/3AHnSSe
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how many thresh's does it take to "solo" baron? apparently two. plays.tv/video/55afea0cd8e43… #PlaysTV
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I did drive it (legally) in California but not often. The bigger pain was getting it serviced since Ferrari of SF wouldn’t touch it ;)
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Great GDC talk by my @ggwp_ai co-founder @DrGeorgeNg about the impact of toxicity on player engagement and retention.
New insights at @ggwp_ai underline the impact of gaming toxicity on player engagement. This expands on the initial research presented at GDC: piped.video/watch?v=zHtEFNtr…. Case studies coming soon from our team! #gamedev #gamingcommunity
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I think we can all agree that @d16makaveli was the punching bag of all our eras 😂
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Amazing opportunity to join an all-star team!
We're ready to add more developers to the team. This time we need a tools engineer. Please apply or refer your friends!
bonfirestudios.com/careers/3…
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Ever wonder what @DOTA2 heroes look like in real life? Me and my friends from the International are gonna show you! plays.tv/video/55cd2f25af978…
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